Darcy Lang

Darcy Lang (born 21 November 1995) is an Australian rules footballer. He played for seven years in the Australian Football League, with Geelong and Carlton.

Darcy Lang
Personal information
Full name Darcy Lang
Date of birth (1995-11-21) 21 November 1995
Place of birth Colac
Original team(s) Colac (GFL)
Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup)
Draft 16th overall 2013 AFL Draft
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 16
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014–2017 Geelong 44 (31)
2018–2020 Carlton 20 (12)
Total 64 (43)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of end of 2020 season.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Darcy grew up in Colac, Victoria and played for Victoria Country in the 2013 AFL Under 18 Championships, where he suffered a broken leg.[1]

Lang was drafted by Geelong with the 16th overall selection in the 2013 national draft.[1] He made his debut for Geelong in the round 13 win against St Kilda in 2014.[2] In August 2015, he was the round nominee for the AFL Rising Star after the round 21 draw to St Kilda, where he recorded sixteen disposals, three marks and two tackles.[3] He played a total of 44 matches for Geelong over four seasons.

On the second last day of the 2017 trade period, Lang confirmed his desire to move to Carlton. He was officially traded to Carlton the next day.[4] He made his Carlton debut in Round 8, 2018 against Essendon, and kicked a goal with his first kick in a Carlton jumper, less than a minute into the game. He was a fringe player across his first two seasons with the club, playing 19 games, but played only one game in his final season, 2020, and battled ankle injuries during his time at the club. he was delisted at the end of the 2020 season.[5]

After being delisted, Lang played for Waratah[6] in the 2020/21 Northern Territory Football League summer season. He will return to Geelong after signing as a VFL-listed player with its reserves team in 2021.

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of round 15, 2019.[7]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2014 Geelong 11111527261.01.05.02.07.02.06.0
2015 Geelong 112014515112027163550.70.37.66.013.63.22.8
2016 Geelong 11131061028218446360.80.57.96.314.23.52.8
2017 Geelong 111069758415931540.60.97.58.415.93.15.4
2018 Carlton 161162945815244400.51.28.65.313.84.03.6
2019 Carlton 16102448320.02.04.04.08.03.02.0
Career 56 37 25 431 350 781 189 193 0.7 0.5 7.7 6.3 14.0 3.4 3.5

References
  1. Hanlon, Peter (23 February 2014). "Geelong draftee Darcy Lang is now the pride of Colac". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. Hanlon, Peter (13 June 2014). "Darcy Lang's happy break as one of two new Cats". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  3. Landsberger, Sam (24 August 2015). "Geelong has another Rising Star after Darcy Lang earns Round 21 nomination". News.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  4. "Talented Geelong mid heads to the Blues - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  5. Peter Ryan (21 September 2020). "Ben Silvagni among four delisted, Cripps faces shoulder surgery". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  6. Alex Baird (2 December 2020). "Ex-AFL footballer joins mates up north". Colac Herald. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. "Patrick Cripps". AFL Tables. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
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